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The souls exaltation A treatiseThe soules exaltation A treatise
The souls exaltation A treatise containing the souls union with Christ, on I Cor. 6. 17. The souls benefit from union with Christ, on I Cor. 1. 30. The souls justification, on 2 Cor. 5. 21. By T.H.The soules exaltation A treatise containing the soules union with Christ, on I Cor. 6. 17. The soules benefit from vnion with Christ, on I Cor. 1. 30. The soules justification, on 2 Cor. 5. 21. By T.H.
London: printed by John Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638London: printed by Iohn Haviland for Andrew Crooke, 1638
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If it be good in reason that we must first go to the humane nature for these reasons propounded, and if this be sufficient to call my faith that way; because all the great works are wrought that way; then much more seeing the humane nature was enabled to the work by the divine nature; therefore my faith must first look that way, because the weight of the work lies upon the Deity; the humane nature cannot assume to take to it self this glory, not be any way available to satisfy divine justice, but that the Deity enabled it, and therefore faith must first of all look unto that. Thus it is confessed that the soul of a believer is advanced to a marvellous high privilege; now the use of it is referred to these three heads.
If it bee good in reason that wee must first goe to the humane nature for these reasons propounded, and if this be sufficient to call my faith that way; because all the great workes are wrought that way; then much more seeing the humane nature was inabled to the worke by the divine nature; therefore my faith must first looke that way, because the weight of the worke lies upon the Deitie; the humane nature cannot assume to take to it selfe this glory, not bee any way available to satisfie divine justice, but that the Deitie enabled it, and therefore faith must first of all looke unto that. Thus it is confessed that the soule of a beleever is advanced to a marvellous high privilege; now the use of it is referred to these three heads.
Use 1 First, are the souls of the faithful come thus near to Christ, not only to believe in him, and to embrace him, but to be one Spirit with him? then this may be a use of instruction, and it shows to us that the sins of the faithful are marvellous heinous in Gods account, and exceeding grievous to his blessed Spirit that hath come so near to us, and brought us so near unto himself; every sin is as a mountain, or as a wall of separation, but the sins of the faithful are no less than rebellion, not only because of mercies, bonds and engagements, which the believer hath received, but because a man is come so near to Christ, and now to commit sin and vex him, it must needs be a marvellous provocation to the Lord Jesus Christ, and to his good Spirit: he that